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The Individual Giving Manager will play a vital role in fundraising activities to support our mission of providing care and support to children with life-limiting conditions and their families. As the Individual Giving Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to engage individual donors and supporters, cultivating meaningful relationships, and maximising their financial contributions.
At Haven House the focus within the Income Generation and Marketing Team is to put the supporter and donor at the centre of everything we do, ensuring they feel inspired by our work and the children and families we support; engaged and committed to our cause and ultimately make a commitment to do something amazing.
The person who gets this amazing job will need to have lots of energy and be full of ideas as we want someone who will bring fresh ideas into the mix and the personal drive to execute them. We want someone to join us who loves being part of a hardworking and collaborative team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Home-based or High Wycombe
Part-time, minimum 30 hours per week (full-time considered)
Looking for a fresh challenge where your faith, passion and experience contributes to making a real difference to the lives of people and communities living in the Middle East?
In 2024, Embrace the Middle East celebrates 170 years of close partnership and relationship with local Christians who, through their churches and local civil society organisations, are serving some of the most marginalised and excluded communities in the Middle East. Ours is a vision of faith, hope and love in action: where there is a need for refuge, a home however temporary, for education, for safeguarding, for economic empowerment, for justice and human rights – we, with our partners, want to respond. We do this by building strong and lasting partnerships, nurtured by mutual respect and a shared commitment to excellence.
Walking and working alongside our partners, you will strengthen, develop, and manage relationships with a varied portfolio of local partner organisations, churches, and local stakeholders to deliver high-impact programmes to benefit communities in need of assistance - helping them to realise their God-given potential. Sharing their compassion for Christ, you will work strategically with Partners to support their proposal development and delivery of high-impact, locally-owned projects. You will be responsible for grant management, ensuring organisational governance and controls provide accountability both locally and internationally, including safeguarding practise.
We are looking for someone to join us in strengthening relationships with our broad base of local Christian partner organisations carrying out Gospel inspired work in the region. Who can bring experience of managing, monitoring and evaluation of locally-owned programmes, to support the development of high-impact projects. Has an understanding and awareness of the context, dynamics, and challenges of working in the Middle East. Alongside the skills and ability to identify compelling messages from partnership communications to gain support, through prayer, donations and support for our advocacy work.
Suitable candidates will be:
- Educated to degree level equivalent.
- Highly collaborative, team player prepared to contribute to the overall success of the organisation.
- Inspired by the witness of Christians in the Middle East and passionate about changing the lives of people living in grinding poverty, injustice, disability, trauma and displacement caused by conflict, and other challenges.
- Willing to carry out overseas travel to the region 3-4 times a year.
- Have a sympathy with Embrace’s Christian inspired values, vision and ready with compassion and commitment to serve and work to support Embrace’s Christian mission.
- Advanced or intermediate Arabic would be advantageous.
- Because of the essential Christian context of the role, it is subject to an occupational requirement under the Equality Act that the post-holder be a practising Christian.
Staff benefits at Embrace the Middle East:
- To support every member of staff to work as effectively as possible, Embrace offers remote and flexible working arrangements. This includes flexi-time and home-working arrangements.
- Pension - option to join from day 1. Maximum employer contribution of 10%
- Holiday - 30 days, including 8 bank holidays – increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service and 32 days after 10 years' service, plus 3 days leave between Christmas and the New Year
- Life Assurance - 3x salary.
- Access to retail discount portal.
- Employee Assistant Programme (confidential counselling, legal and financial advice) - available 24 /7, 365 days a year
- Training and development programme for all employees.
- Commitment to staff health & wellbeing.
How to apply
To apply for this role, kindly send through a completed online application form, via our website and attach a copy of your CV.
Closing date for applications: Monday 12 June 2024.
We aim to contact all suitable candidates either before or shortly after the closing date for applications.
Embrace the Middle East is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection.
Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to have the right to work in the UK, either through nationality or relevant work visa.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of the Charity’s safer recruitment policy.
Thank you for your interest in Embrace the Middle East.
We are a multi-award winning, creative and innovative organisation with an exciting vacancy to lead War Child UK’s Institutional funding to ensure growth in our restricted funding portfolio. Bringing a strong network of partners, donor relationships and understanding of donor trends, you will play a vital role in reviewing and improving the quality of War Child’s institutional fundraising in the UK and work with our Programmes teams to diversify the scope and scale of new donors and grants. Building on our existing portfolio with FCDO, you will be responsible for the identification and the management of strategic relationships with UK-based institutional donors, primarily the FCDO and institutional foundations. You will maximise the new opportunities brought by the creation of the War Child Alliance and the expansion of our country of operations to help position the organisation for innovative grants and contracts directly with donors and indirectly through consortia.
The main task of the Institutional Funding Lead is to secure funding from UK-based institutional donors. Your primary focus will be the FCDO. You will drive forward dynamic and proactive engagement strategies directly with UK-based institutional donors and indirectly through consortia. The post holder will also develop and support organisational positioning for contracts and grants. This role will introduce innovative and agile funding approaches and models to enhance War Child UK’s competitiveness in a complex donor environment.
If you have the following qualities, we'd love to hear from you:
- Substantial experience of co-creating, leading, and coordinating complex proposal development processes directly and remotely – ideally for relevant donors including FCDO and humanitarian pooled funds
- Strong understanding of donor compliance, with an up-to-date knowledge of relevant donors including FCDO, and humanitarian pooled funds
- Experience in building networks, partnerships, and consortia to maximise programme impact and funding opportunities
- The ability to engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organisation, and to spot and create opportunities with institutional foundations effectively and facilitate increasing access to funding for War Child’s work
- Ability to analyse the donor environment and identify trends, anticipate changes, be comfortable to deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways
- Good knowledge regarding current development and trends in the (international) aid sector
- Experience in leading and delivering donor engagement strategies in the humanitarian sector across multiple countries - ideally in fragile, conflict-affected settings, similar to where War Child operates
- Ability to travel occasionally
More information about the responsibilities and expectations for the role can be found by selecting "Apply via Website". We look forward to receiving your application.
We recognise the considerable benefits that flexible working can bring and are happy to discuss any possible flexible working options with our employees from hiring. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, occasional working from home and compressed hours.
Join us and be part of a team dedicated to ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.
We are driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.
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We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Social Media Manager to join our Communications team. This is a new and exciting role that is both creative and strategic. You will lead on the DEC’s social media presence and expertise to deliver impactful content on all our channels and explore new opportunities to reach our audiences.
Ideally, you will have worked in an NGO, can demonstrate successes in a similar role, have proven experience advising senior leaders and have exceptional “people” skills.
If you’re passionate about using your skills to raise funds for our national appeals, share stories of communities affected by disasters and have great ideas on how to demonstrate the impact of our work, we’d love to hear from you!
As part of a small, successful core team, you will collaborate with colleagues from across our 15 member charities as well as our national partners. The DEC provides opportunities to learn and grow in a supportive and productive environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), a thriving professional body with over 36,000 members. Our mission is to champion occupational therapy and create life-changing breakthroughs for our members, the people they support, and society as a whole.
We value our core principles:
- Impact: We make meaningful differences in all our work, prioritizing actions that align with our shared purpose and strategy.
- Challenge: We find innovative ways to make things happen, pushing boundaries and questioning the status quo.
- Elevate: We support each other to be our best, fostering collaboration and unity even when we have differing opinions.
- Respect: We celebrate diversity, listen to others, and believe every voice should be heard.
Role Overview:
As the People Business Partner, you’ll report to the Director of People, Finance, and Governance. You will lead on setting up and delivering a value-added people centric business partnering service. You’ll collaborate closely with the extended leadership team (ELT) and people managers and the internal People and Culture team to identify people priorities, create directorate-specific people and organisational development plans, and implement organisation-wide people strategies. Your expertise will be crucial in aligning with RCOT’s strategy, vision, and values.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the extended leadership team and people managers to diagnose people priorities.
- Create and execute directorate-specific people and organisational development plans.
- Implement organisation-wide people approaches.
- Measure impact to ensure alignment with RCOT’s strategy, vision, and values.
Requirements:
- Must be qualified and a Chartered Member of CIPD.
- Knowledge and experience in all generalist areas of the people profession.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Proven commercial experience in business partnership.
Additional Details:
- Reporting To: Director of People, Finance, and Governance
- Contract: 12 months fixed term
- Working Hours: 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday)
- Location: London Bridge Headquarters (Hybrid working)
- Salary: Circa £50K per annum
Your Main Relationships:
- Learning and Organisational Development Lead
- Internal Communications and Engagement Lead
- People and Culture Manager Extended Leadership Team (ELT)
- People Managers
What We Offer:
- 25 days paid holiday during your contract.
- Christmas closure (December 24, 2024, to January 2, 2025).
- Private Health Insurance (after probation).
Join us in making a difference! For more information about the role please view the role profile. Apply now to be part of our forward-looking, high-performing, and inclusive culture at RCOT.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Cambridge Arts Theatre Trust is an independent theatrical charity. We exist to inspire and nurture a lifelong love of the performing arts and to secure the future of the Theatre for generations to come.
There is nowhere quite like Cambridge Arts Theatre, a thriving venue in the heart of historic Cambridge, run by a team with a clear vision of what it takes to sustain and grow a major artistic institution.
Role Definition
The Development Department is responsible for securing revenue and project income from funding sources including individuals, businesses, trusts and statutory organisations to support the Theatre and its work. In addition, the team is embarking on a multimillion-pound capital fundraising campaign to completely refurbish its auditorium and build a new 200-seat second space within the existing building.
The Membership Manager’s key responsibilities are to increase income through our Supporters’ Circle membership scheme, manage relationships and the delivery of benefits to our Corporate Partners, and provide exceptional technical, organisation and administration skills to support the work of the department. You will play a significant role in a small, dedicated team at an exciting time in the Theatre’s history.
If you are a motivated individual with a passion for sales, data analysis, and member engagement looking to make a real difference through your work, we would love to hear from you!
About the opportunity
Fundraising is critical to delivering our mission and ensuring we can support as many children and young people facing disadvantage to open doors to their future. The Philanthropy Team as a whole has a combined target income for the current year (2023-24) of £1.83 million (growing to £2.35m as our target for next year), of which approximately £850k is from corporate donors and their foundations, £100k is from individuals, and the remaining from trusts and foundations. We have been successful year on year in increasing our fundraising base by building secure multi-year partnerships.
We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to work within our passionate Philanthropy Team to help grow our fundraised income and develop and maintain an effective, high-quality funding pipeline. Focussing predominantly on eliciting funding from trusts and foundations, and working closely with the Head of Philanthropy, CEO and Corporate Partnerships Manager, the Fundraising Manager will ensure the effective management of existing funder relations and take responsibility for ensuring Action Tutoring meets its reporting obligations. The Fundraising Manager will be responsible for the line-management and development of three Fundraising Coordinators, through which you and your team will prepare and submit grant applications and funding reports, alongside overseeing the development and growth of our individual giving activities and initiatives, including through expansion of our fundraising events and campaigns.
Closing date: Sunday 9th June 2024
Interviews: 18th and 20th June 2024
Start date: July/August 2024. We’re happy to discuss a later start date for the right candidate.
Duties and responsibilities
· Work with the CEO, Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships Manager to ensure Action Tutoring’s fundraising targets are met and manage an effective pipeline across Action Tutoring’s different income streams.
· Manage and maintain existing funder relationships, including proactive and requested reporting to donors.
· Work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships Manager to identify relevant opportunities for collaboration that promote generating income. Alongside your team, support, prepare and provide expertise on applications for corporate funding opportunities identified by the Corporate Partnerships Team.
· Working with your Fundraising Coordinators, research and drive new opportunities for multi-year commitments from trusts and foundations, sharing workload between the team.
· Lead on the preparation and submission of high-quality, effective applications, with support from the Fundraising Coordinators.
· Monitor when grants are due for renewal and proactively seek out renewal conversations, ensuring Action Tutoring has a healthy funding pipeline.
· Work with the Fundraising Coordinator for Campaigns, Events and Individual Giving to build Action Tutoring’s income generated from events, ensuring an attractive range of event options across the country. Manage the Fundraising Coordinator to ensure places are secured, participants are supported and engagement is expanded.
· Work with Fundraising Coordinator for Campaigns, Events and Individual Giving to build Action Tutoring’s income generated from individual giving, developing campaigns for driving more regular giving and building our strategies to cultivate, engage and thank individuals.
· Act as a system manager for fundraising platforms, databases and tools including Just Giving and the Giving Block, with support from Fundraising Coordinators.
· Oversee the development of the fundraising area of the website and fundraising pack to attract new funders and fundraisers to the charity, with support from the Fundraising Coordinators.
· Manage the Fundraising Coordinators, ensuring they are growing and developing, and that work load is shared fairly.
· Represent Action Tutoring at relevant meetings and events.
· Alongside your team, prepare applications for corporate funding opportunities identified by the Corporate Partnerships Team.
· Ensure accurate record-keeping of corporate partnerships and relationships on Salesforce and any other relevant systems.
· Any other ad hoc responsibilities as deemed relevant by the CEO.
Person specification
This role requires an ambitious, passionate and determined individual with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Alongside your team you will be responsible for writing and submitting grant applications and reports, so an excellent understanding of the English language and a keen eye for detail are crucial for success within this position. Working to deadlines and line-managing three Fundraising Coordinators, exceptional time-management, prioritisation and organisation skills are essential. With a focus on developing our individual giving strategies, we’re looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills.
Qualifications criteria:
· A*-C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience).
· Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
· At least two years experience in fundraising (preferably within trusts and foundations fundraising).
· Proven track record in securing and stewarding 5+ figure partnerships.
· Outstanding written and verbal communicator with significant experience writing and submitting grant applications and reports.
You will be likely be more successful in this role if you have:
· You have a proven track record of securing and stewarding grants of 5+ figure funding.
· You have a passion for educational inequality/working within the Third Sector.
· Line management experience.
· Experience in event and campaign fundraising.
· Experience working within a charity with a turnover of £3M or more.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is delighted to be collaborating with a non profit environmental think tank, developing research and analysis related to ecological limits, to recruit for an Interim Head of Communications on a 6 month contract. This role can be based in London or predominantly remotely, with an expectation for some regular in-person engagement at their London office (preference for 2 days per week in the office but some flexibility with this). Ideal start date mid-June, with a potential for this role to become permanent after the 6 months. This is a full time role but would also consider part time candidates (minimum 3 days per week).
This department operates with a largely outsourced model - this is a stand alone role with no internal team to manage (just external agencies). The Interim Head will be responsible for strategic communications and ensuring messages are delivered to key audiences, monitoring emerging trends and driving brand awareness. You will work with programmes to create programme specific communications and media plans and be responsible for crisis management. You will also support events and oversee design and production, and ensure strong internal communications.
The successful candidate will have broad communications experience with a good understanding of media, PR and with good agency management expertise. As this is a stand alone position you will have experience of overseeing both the strategic and operational aspects of the role, using external agencies when required. You will ideally have some experience working in a not for profit research organisation that publishes reports using data, or with suitable experience within the financial industry, as well as a passion for sustainability.
To apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Following your application, you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application
ShareAction is recruiting for a Senior Research Officer (SRO) to join the LIPH Programme and help support the delivery of our broad portfolio of work. The focus will primarily be on our consumer health campaign (LIPH’s most developed campaign focused on driving more responsible practice in the food industry) but will also support other workstreams, including community health (a newer campaign focused on improving air quality) and driving up investor standards on health. You will ensure our work is founded on robust evidence by taking the latest information and analysis into account and helping to produce credible and compelling outputs across the programme.
What you’ll do (key responsibilities)
You will work on the following key areas:
- Consumer health, primarily focusing on the Healthy Markets Initiative.
- Community health, focusing on our Air Quality initiative.
- Investor standards, focusing on our efforts to improve investor standards on health.
- Maintain and, where applicable, improve our evidence-based approach across all workstreams.
Key activities across these areas of work will include:
Content production
- Writing, editing and/or fact-checking content through different channels, including investor briefings, presentations, case studies, reports and social media content.
- With support from your line manager, you will be developing briefs for outsourced research-focused deliverables that the LIPH team may need and, at times, acting as the lead ShareAction contact for our contractors.
Research and analysis
- Conducting mainly secondary research and in some cases, primary through investor interviews, engagements with civil society groups and/or coalitions, company analysis etc.
- Analysing and reporting on research data, and clearly presenting key themes and findings.
- Keeping up to date with the latest industry trends and issues relating to the LIPH programme.
Monitoring and evaluation
- With support from your team, you will be monitoring and reporting on the health-related practices and policies of companies.
- Supporting the Senior Project Officer in collating metrics for funder/other reporting.
External engagement
- W ith support from your team, you will be supporting external stakeholder meetings (e.g. contractors, research partners, investors or civil society groups).
Internal collaboration
- You will work closely with the Health team’s Senior Campaigns Officer and Senior Engagement Officer on end-to-end processes as well as peers across ShareAction to develop and disseminate good practice related to analysis and research.
What you’ll bring to the team
The right candidate will be intellectually curious, adaptable, calm working in a fast-moving environment, and have strong attention to detail. The key knowledge, skills and experiences we’re looking for demonstrable evidence of are outlined on our website vacancy page. Please feel free to apply even if you’re not sure you tick every box.
For further information about the role and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 3 June 2024
Interview dates: 1st round week commencing 10th June (online); 2nd round week commencing 17th June (in person)
Head of Public Fundraising (Interim)
Be there when it matters
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone. We are there when it matters.
Are you a seasoned and inspirational public fundraising leader with a proven track record of leading significant income growth through Public Fundraising/Individual Giving programmes across multiple channels. Are you looking for your next career move and interested in making a real difference in an ambitious, evolving organisation?
If so, Sue Ryder has a fantastic opportunity to be our new Head of Public Fundraising leading the Public Fundraising team to grow sustainable income and maximise return on investment to support the delivery of our new Sue Ryder vision and strategy.
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Fundraising you will lead the existing Individual Giving, Lottery activity and help to evolve our integrated activity and digital fundraising expertise working closely with our MarComms teams.
Key Skills
· Proven strategic leadership skills that develop, empower and motivate teams to achieve objectives and deliver quality outputs.
· Specific experience of setting up and/or leading successful digital fundraising programmes.
· Strong communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence at all levels and across complex programmes.
· Significant experience of leading/influencing the development of Supporter Journeys including knowledge of how data can best be used to support activities and drive supporter value.
· Excellent relationship management skills and understanding the motivations of donors, supporters and volunteers.
· Experience of playing a leading role in the development of creative propositions that maximise return on investment whilst supporting the aims of the charity brand
Key Responsibilities:
· Lead and accelerate the growth of sustainable income from Public Fundraising within agreed expenditure budgets and maximise return on investment. Currently encompassing Individual Giving, Lottery and Events.
· Lead and motivate the Public Fundraising team, ensuring that objectives are embedded and team members have the tools and support needed to succeed.
· Lead the collaboration with marketing and communication teams to integrate fundraising with brand, marketing and digital activity and optimise impact.
· Establish digital fundraising resource, skills and activity within the programme, collaborating closely with the central digital team and leading relationships with external agencies
· Work with the Supporter Experience, Data and Insight team to maximise the effectiveness of supporter journeys across fundraising.
· Play an active part on the Fundraising Senior Leadership Team including developing fundraising strategy and plans.
Competitive Benefits Package
· 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time), - Company pension scheme
· EAP support scheme
· Staff discount with thousands of retailers
· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
· and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list.
Closing date: 27th May
Interview date: TBC
We aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any adjustments at any stage
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
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XLP is a youth work charity working to create positive futures for young people and at the cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London. We’re looking for a Senior HR Manager who will be a generalist with prior experience of working in a senior level HR capacity.
You’ll be responsible for the effective provision of comprehensive HR services for XLP, develop highly effective relationships across the team, maintaining a real understanding of their challenges. You’ll partner with Line Managers on a range of HR duties encompassing the entire employee life cycle, including updating and reviewing policies and processes, employee relations, recruitment, onboarding/ offboarding, Learning & Development and more. You’ll ensure we recruit and retain excellent staff to ensure we’re giving our best for young people.
You’ll be happy to manage all aspects of HR and the employee lifecycle and not be afraid to work autonomously and get stuck in.
About You
Key Skills:
- Significant relevant experience in Human Resources in a generalist role;
- Proven experience in managing complex employee relations cases;
- Experience with employee lifecycle procedures;
- CIPD Level 5 Qualification;
- Strong knowledge of current employment law and best practice;
- High attention to detail;
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills;
- Good level of numeracy and ability to collate data and produce information in simple formats;
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
- Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with staff at all levels;
- Ability to remain calm in challenging situations;
- Ability to carry out duties with tact and diplomacy, maintaining confidentiality at all times;
- Ability to maintain electronic filing systems.
Useful if you have:
- Experience of the youth work/charity sector;
- Experience of implementing an HRIS.
What We Offer
- 25 days annual leave, with 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Ongoing training and development
- Supportive and flexible work environment
- Diverse and inclusive culture
- Generous sick and compassionate leave policies
- Enhanced maternity leave policy
How To Apply
Please click the link to apply via our website. You'll be asked to complete a short form and upload a CV and personal statement. Applications close on Wednesday the 12th of June at 12pm (midday). Please note, we reserve the right to close applications early if a suitable candidate is found.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You’ve got an in-depth understanding of mental health issues and substantial experience of working in a Housing and Social Care setting. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Team Manager.
Holder House is set in the leafy neighbourhood of Abingdon and provides care and support to 14 people from 18+ living with, and recovering from, enduring mental health issues. The Team Manager reports to and will be supported by the Registered Manager.
As well as ensuring the quality of service and support provided to people who use our services, you will line manage front line staff and organise any building maintenance requirements. Whether you’re carrying out an induction, undertaking an investigation, putting team development plans in place or providing support to our business development team, one thing’s for sure – you won't be short of challenge and variety. We’re currently working towards being awarded ‘Outstanding’ at our next CQC inspection and you will play an integral part in helping us to achieve this.
Substantial experience gained managing a caseload of individuals with complex needs is a given, as well as being outcome driven and able to lead by example using your firm but inclusive management style. You’re open and encouraging too and have lots of tact and diplomacy. What's more, you're great at managing conflicting priorities on time, have a flexible attitude to working hours and are willing to participate in on call arrangements. And, if you have experience of carrying out investigations, writing reports/recommendations or managing budgets, even better, although it's not essential as we offer an extensive induction and training programme for managers.
The service operates two sleep-ins per night (paid at £78.30 per 10-hour sleep-in) and an on-call rota (paid at £18.00) to cover a sleep-in/day shift in the event of absence – applicants should be flexible and available to cover sleep-ins and fill in on the on-call rota where needed.
This is a permanent full time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.
To apply, please visit our website where you can send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. From 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship will be merging with the mental health charity Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. In October 2024, Humankind will then be renamed to reflect the new, bigger and better organisation.
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Established in 1936 and one of Scotland’s leading wildlife bodies, the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club is a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) with some 3500 members. Its purpose is to advance the study and appreciation of birds in Scotland by promoting their documentation, promoting interest in them, promoting their conservation, providing a focus for information about them and encouraging the appreciation of relevant creative arts.
The Club’s headquarters, which also feature a renowned ornithology library, wildlife art gallery and sales outlet, are in Aberlady, East Lothian. Fifteen nationwide Branches are led by members who organise events, outings and projects in their areas. Staff contribute a national series of events, conferences and training activities for members of all ages. Publications include the highly regarded quarterly journal Scottish Birds, mobile app (Where to Watch Birds in Scotland), regional bird reports, e-newsletters and other online media.
The Club Manager will lead and oversee all aspects of running the Club, including its small team of staff, volunteers, an annual turnover of about £350,000 and assets which include built property (HQ). They will champion and drive forward the Club’s vision and goals. There will be emphasis on strong leadership to manage and support staff, volunteers and trustees; ensuring the highest standard of services to members; planning and reporting on the annual programme of Club-wide events and developing future priorities.
KEY OBJECTIVES:
- To provide strong leadership and management in relation to staff and the provision of all aspects of the Club's delivery of services and support to its members, in line with its status and responsibilities as a SCIO.
- To liaise and work closely with the SOC’s Council and committees in their work, regularly reporting to and advising Council and Management Committee.
- To support and drive forward the continuous improvement of the Club.
- To oversee the effective running and maintenance of the Club’s headquarters in Aberlady.
- To support the Club’s network of local branches throughout Scotland.
MAIN WORK AREAS
- Lead, direct and manage our staff team (nine employees), and provide guidance and direction for volunteers and contract workers as appropriate. Includes staff work plans and annual appraisals, oversight of all HR functions and support of staff in line with good professional practice.
- Ensure the legal requirements of the SCIO are met, including preparation and submission of an Annual Report and Statement of Accounts to the Scottish charity regulator (OSCR)
- Oversee the planning and organisation of the Club’s autumn annual conference and AGM, and the joint SOC/BTO spring conference.
- Work with SOC Secretary to support the Club’s volunteer-led Council and committees, including timely production of papers, reports and minutes, as required.
- Review and update as necessary staff support for Club Branches.
- Together with relevant committees, develop and monitor forward planning for the Club.
- Ensure implementation of all H&S, safeguarding and risk management responsibilities, in line with external and internal policy and Risk Register needs. Ensure regular review of policies, advising Management Committee and ensuring awareness of them wherever necessary among Council and Committee members, staff, contractors and volunteer leaders.
- Work with the Office Manager to ensure compliance with all necessary measures for the maintenance and management of Waterston House and its users.
- Ensure appropriate insurance cover for all relevant Club needs, including property, people, events and activities.
- Oversee the staff role in contributing to preparation and monitoring of our annual budget, reporting regularly to relevant committees.
- Oversee and support as appropriate all Club publications and media activities, including its website, Scottish Birds, newsletters and other communications.
- Ensure that statutory Data Protection requirements and obligations are met.
- Ensure that the Club’s IT infrastructure is adequate, robust and up to date.
- Explore additional avenues for Club funding, make recommendations to the Club office bearers and Council.
- Contribute to the Club’s approach to national Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policies and Net Zero targets.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The successful candidate may be expected to demonstrate:
- An understanding of the needs and responsibilities of charities and volunteer-led membership bodies.
- Demonstrable team management, leadership and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to both plan and report on organisational work programmes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Event (e.g. conference) management skills.
- Confidence with IT systems, including proficiency with Microsoft Office 365. Experience of CRM software would be advantageous.
- A general understanding of priorities for ornithology in Scotland.
Please use a covering letter to describe how you meet the person specification.
The SOC exists to promote the study, enjoyment and conservation of wild birds and their habitats across Scotland.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a leading UK charity in their search for a Project Manager to coordinate the delivery of the Youth Health Programme UK (YHP UK) that harnesses the power of Youth Centre Design to find solutions that meet the specific mental health and wellbeing needs of young people in the UK.
This is a full-time position based in Cambridgeshire, until August 2025.
Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager, the Project Manager will be responsible for all aspects of project coordination and delivery in the Cambridgeshire area, ensuring project plans are delivered, effectively monitoring, and evaluated. The postholder will effectively engage with local grassroots organisations working with young people, building links, and managing relationships with local practitioners and delivery partners. The new project manager will ensure that the YHP UK programme actively takes a youth centred approach, enabling young people’s voices to be at the heart of the programme.
To be successful, you will have experience coordinating and delivering mid-to-large scale regional or national programmes that supports young people and/or mental health. You will have experience of delivering clear and concise project delivery and implementation plans, able to implement monitoring and evaluation to track project impact. You will have demonstrable ability to establish, build and maximise partnerships with community-based organisations that supports project delivery and achieves change. Knowledge and experience of working with youth in Cambridgeshire would be beneficial.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
In order to apply please, submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role.
Product Manager
Remote/home working with occasional travel
£42,000 - £45,000 pa plus excellent benefits
35 hours per week
We’re recruiting for a new Product Manager to support the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. We are on an exciting journey at RNID as we introduce and embed product & delivery approaches and you will have the drive to help us along that path.
You will play a critical role in the next phase of our website product, developing and owning the roadmap and delivering positive impact for all our audiences. This includes user experience, conversion rate optimisation, technical integrations to internal/external systems and usability & accessibility.
You’ll work with external agencies as well as our multi-disciplinary in-house team. You will ensure that our website and other relevant digital products deliver against our over-arching strategy.
You will work in a consultative and collaborative way, sharing your experience, expertise, and guidance to encourage effective decision making. Working closely with Marketing & Communications and other teams to ensure coherent user journeys and relevant product roadmaps are in place driving the desired outcomes. You will own the website product roadmap.
You’ll work with subject matter experts and specialists to understand our audiences, identify opportunities, develop, and test ideas and manage products throughout their lifecycle.
You have expert product management skills. As the product manager you will champion a product mindset, continuingly delivering improved outcomes for our communities.
You undertake work which requires the application of service design and product management principles in a wide range of contexts. For example, using your knowledge of user needs and organisational goals, you will frame problems and help set priorities for the delivery team.
You will work with other parts of the organisation to represent community interests. You will be required to coach others, especially Product Owners, to increase knowledge and understanding of product mindsets and ways of working.
You apply your knowledge of user-centred design, technology, and data perspective to make informed decisions based on user needs and value for money. It is expected that you will gain further product management responsibilities as new work takes shape.
You perform a range and variety of complex technical, professional, and financial activities. For example, working within constraints such as technology, policy, regulatory, financial, or legal, you make business cases and deliver strong cases for product improvement.
You understand the different phases of product delivery and can maintain and iterate a product over time to continuously meet user needs.
We are RNID. Together we’ll make life more inclusive for deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus.
Our charity has been through a complete transformation, while building on the best of our past. We’ve returned to our former, much-loved name, become wholly remote working, and established a new strategy, focused on reaching the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.
We are creating a radically different culture which is externally focused, curious, evidence-based, deliberate, agile, and future orientated. Our values are at the heart of what we do.
We strive to be and continue to be connected to our communities, insightful and confident in what we do and who we are, curious in everything we do and passionate about our purpose.
We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.
Applicants are required to submit a cover letter as part of the application process, highlighting their relevant experience, skills, and enthusiasm for the role.
Closing date: open-ended.